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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Microsoft Lottery Incoperation" <info@lottery.com>
Reply-To: larrydemetrisclaimsoffice02@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:10:52 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NOTIFICATION

Microsoft Lottery Incoperation
Baley House, Har Road
Sutton, Greater London SM1 4te
United Kingdom.

Batch number: YM 09102XN
Reff number: YM35447XN

Dear Sir/Madam

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Five hundred
thousand,Great Britain Pound Sterlings(£500,000.00) for the month of July
2009 Lottery promotion which is organized by MICROSOFT LOTTERY INC &
WINDOWS LIVE.MICROSOFT & WINDOWS, collects all the email addresses of the
people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to
Yahoo, Hotmail and others, we only select Ten people every Month as our
winners through electronic balloting System without the winner applying,
we congratulate you for being one of the people selected.


These numbers fall within your Location file, you are requested to contact
the events manager, send your Reff Number for identification to him, to
enable him
verify your claims. How ever you will have to fill and submit this form to
the events manager for verification & direction on how you can claim your
winning
fund.


1. Full name..............

2. Contact Address........

3. Age....................

4. Telephone Number.......

5. Marital Status.........

6. Sex....................

7. Zip Code...............

8. Occupation.............

9. Company................

10.State:.................

11.Country................


(CONTACT EVENTS MANAGER)
Name: Larry Demetris
E-mail: larrydemetrisclaimsoffice02@yahoo.co.jp

Thank you and Accept my hearty congratulations once again!
Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Gloria Bent

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